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Friday 1 december 2017

Oregon refuge standoff figure free on house arrest in Nevada

a co-defendant from jail little bit of responsibility
to house arrest with friends for,” Ammon Bundy said
during their ongoing trial of his father. “He wants to
on charges in the armed make sure they’re not for-
standoff that stopped a gotten ... that they get out
federal roundup of Bundy as well.”
cattle from public land. Two other Bundy sons,
Navarro didn’t specify why Dave and Mel Bundy, also
she reversed previous de- remain in federal deten-
tention rulings. Her deci- tion awaiting a trial next
sion followed a four-hour, year with co-defendants
closed hearing amid ques- Brian Cavalier, Joseph
tions from defense teams O’Shaughnessy and Jason
about whether federal Woods.
prosecutors have turned Micah McGuire of Chan-
over complete evidence dler, Arizona, was freed
records, and about the Nov. 14 after pleading
conduct of FBI and other guilty to a felony conspira-
government agents during cy count to await sentenc-
the standoff. ing in February.
“I want to give Judge Na- Navarro ruled that Ryan
varro some credit here,” Payne could be released
Ammon Bundy embraces his children outside the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in Las Vegas, Ammon Bundy said out- once a federal judge in
after being released from custody Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. side the courthouse. “She Portland, Oregon, ap-
(Joel Angel Juarez/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) saw something, and she proves. Payne’s defense
By KEN RITTER Ammon Bundy, 42, was life, and trying to do the did with her power what attorney, Ryan Norwood,
Associated Press greeted by his wife and best we can to promote she had authority to do. said that authorization
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A ranch- six children while friends and benefit the enjoyment “It shows where the evi- could come in several
er’s son at the center of an cheered as he walked out of life,” he said. “That’s all dence is taking this case, days.
armed standoff with gov- of the federal courthouse. we’ve tried to do.” and what the truth is,” Bun- Payne, Ammon Bundy and
ernment agents near his His first words after 22 Bundy’s brief comments dy said. Ryan Bundy were among
family ranch in Nevada in months behind bars were to reporters quickly shifted Cliven Bundy, 71, refused a group of people arrested
2014 and a takeover of an about family and Ameri- to the surprising order on the offer and remains in in January 2016 following
Oregon wildlife refuge in can freedoms and his rea- Wednesday by Chief U.S. custody. an occupation of Malheur
2016 was released Thurs- sons for opposing federal District Judge Gloria Na- “There are still a lot of peo- National Wildlife Refuge in
day from federal custody power. varro to release him, his ple that are incarcerated eastern Oregon.
in Las Vegas. “It’s about people, and father, Cliven Bundy, and right now that he feels a Payne pleaded guilty to a

Police: felony conspiracy charge
before a trial at which Am-
Reno gunman didn’t appear to be targeting people mon Bundy and his elder
brother, Ryan Bundy, were
By SCOTT SONNER shots for 20 minutes just a was not planned and had Keating said, adding that it acquitted of all charges.
Associated Press block off the main casino no apparent targets. appears Stone “was shoot- Payne is now fighting to
withdraw his plea that is
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The gun- drag Tuesday, initially stir- Authorities have said ing at subjects that did not
man who took a woman ring fears of another mas- Stone, who had moved to exist.”“There is no current expected to bring a sen-
tence of more than three
hostage and opened fire sacre like the one in Las Ve- Reno within the past year evidence to support that
from a high-rise condomin- gas two months ago. The from Sacramento, Califor- the suspect was target- years in prison.
Ryan Bundy is also standing
ium in downtown Reno be- hostage escaped unhurt. nia and had no criminal ing citizens,” he said in a
fore a SWAT team killed him Police in the neighboring history, may have been statement.One resident in trial in Las Vegas. Navarro
on Wednesday relaxed
didn’t appear to be aiming city of Sparks, who are in- hallucinating.“It is believed a neighboring condo suf-
at anyone on the street be- vestigating Stone’s killing the suspect acted alone fered a superficial injury to release restrictions she set
earlier this month when she
low, police said Thursday. by officers from other agen- and the shooting was not her hand but did not re-
No one was seriously injured cies, said their initial find- a pre-planned event,” quire medical attention, allowed him to live at a
halfway house while serv-
when Lucas Stone, 30, fired ings show that the shooting Sparks police Lt. Michael Keating said. q
ing as his own attorney.q